Change your settings on social media. Many people learned English through twitter, facebook, tumblr etc. This can work for other languages too.

Change the settings of your phone too. You use it 24/24, you know what every thing does there so you could learn the name of those setting in your target language.

If you lost motivation, take a break and remember why you started.

If you hit a plateau, that’s most probably because you don’t know enough vocab.

Understand that your progress will be slow after a while. Accept it and keep going.

Lang-8 is a great place if you want natives to correct your texts.

Langblr community is amazing, if you need any advice/explanation, ask a langblr.

Try out many resources but choose a handful that you’ll use daily.

If you don’t know a word in your native language, you don’t need it in your target language.

Accept the fact that you can’t translate every word one by one. There are special structures, word order, particles etc. your target language might not be as your native one.

If you’re bored, look around and name in your target language what you see.

Try to find a language/motivation partner. You will support and help eah other.

You’ll make mistakes, love that! That means you’re learning and you’ll have funny stories to tell in a couple of years.

If you don’t remember a word, make a mnemonic or write it with your other hand; you’ll focus more then.

Learn words in context; you’ll remember them easily after. Clozemaster and WordBrewery are 2 great sites for this.

When you want to read if you are a beginner, choose a book you know. If you are an advanced learner, choose a new book.

Find online a native to talk to. Tumblr is full of natives and langblrs will love to help. Another choice is to find a chat group.

For slang words check out the youtube comment section. Twitter is a good alternative though.

Don’t waste money on fancy programs. Some can be found for free and some aren’t so good as they claim they are.

When you learn a new word, try to make a couple of examples in your head.

Read articles. They use simple structures and actual expressions; also, they aren’t boring.

Youtube is your friend, don’t be afraid to use it. Watch movies in your target language so you can get used to how real people talk; most programs/apps speak slowly and they try to make themselves clear but that’s not real life.

You’ll have an accent; don’t worry, it will go away after a while.

Age doesn’t matter, everyone can learn a language; you can be 5 or 50, the only difference is how you learn.

Don’t just learn, revise as well.

As a beginner you will translate everything from your native language and that’s okay. People will correct you and you will learn.

If you like to read fanfiction, read it in your target language and use the ReadLang extension when you don’t know a word; it’s faster than google translate.

Beware of those vocab lists you see on tumblr. Not everything might be right.

Flewent is an extension that translates a certain % of what you read in your target language. It’s a fast way to learn new words while doing your homework or whatever.

Prepositions are a nightmare to everyone. To have a more pleasant life, try to find a list with verbs and what prepositions they require.

Children songs are catchy, use them to learn vocab faster.

Pay attention to false friends. They might look the same with a familiar word but they have another meaning.

Try not to learn 2 languages at the same time, especially if they are from the same family. (e.g. French and Spanish)

If you decide to study 2 languages at the same time, try to study in different places and use different colors for your notes.

You learn faster if you use your target language than if you learn Nth vocab lists.

Try to avoid making the same mistake until it becomes a habit.

Idioms can impress anyone but don’t start learning them too early or too late.

If you have to learn irregular verbs, try to find patterns and part them in groups.

Hard work beats talent but when it comes to learning a language, there’s no one who has talent. There are people who have a good memory or can figure out patterns but that can be improved so no need to worry if you progress slowly.

Don’t compare yourself to someone who studied a language for years. Everyone progresses in their own way.

Everyone has another method, if it doesn’t work for you, it’s not the end of the world. Just experiment and figure out what works for you.

Do you have any idea what it’s like knowing my real brother and mother spent everyday of their lives looking for me? How everyday my real brother screams my name? Can you imagine the pain they must be in not knowing where I am?

* also Jake and amy having to explain it all to Terry’s kids was v upsetting to see how scared they were at first that this would happen just because they were born as they were

* AND mentions of transphobia and telling the twins it’s okay if they don’t identify as female, what other show would

this ain’t even everything it was just getting v long
BASICALLY no show is as woke as brooklyn nine nine, it’s hella funny too with great plots and ships too if that’s what you look for and everyone should watch and @ fox if you don’t renew I will fight it is better than all other shows

you really are gorgeous and amazing and all that stuff those positivity posts like to say.

You know what else? You’re also hot. You’re sexy. There is a girl who DOES actually find you attractive, like, in a physical way. Many, actually. People DO want to kiss you. Your body is glorious. Us fat babes deserve to feel desirable in every single way, because we are. I promise. Even though you don’t feel it and you don’t believe it and you’re terrified of making a move and upsetting her or grossing her out or being predatory.

People are attracted to your body. Finding you hot is not the purview of fetishists or weirdos or chasers. When she says she finds you hot she is not lying. It takes so long to even start to trust that. But it’s true.

Apparently, the one thing I like drawing more than Pokemon is Fakemon and fusions.

It’s “fur” is actually made of wax and it drips everywhere. It’s lil’ feets click-clack on the ground wherever it goes. It will chew your shoes and then accidentally set them on fire, not recommended for inexperienced trainers.

You can change the trim by feeding it special items that change the fire color (like how you can change real fire colors depending on what chemicals you’re burning). Then it shakes off the wax and it “grows” back in the new trim. As for the hat… magic.

In this month of pride, let me give a shoutout to all my LGBTQIA+ people who have changed how they identify over the years. To the people still trying to figure out their identity, even if they thought they found one that fit.

You’re no less part of the community if you first identified as a lesbian, but now ID as a straight trans man. You’re not any less if you first identified as bi, but now consider yourself gay. You’re not any less if you identified as a binary trans person but now have a nonbinary identity.

Don’t let anyone convince you that you had to have known you were a certain way since you were a child to be valid. Don’t let anyone convince you that because your label could change in the future, you aren’t welcome. Don’t let anyone convince you that you must identify a certain way.

We’re all growing and learning about ourselves and maybe what fits today won’t fit a decade from now, but that’s okay. You’re not a bad person for not immediately having perfect knowledge of yourself. You’re not a fake because your identity has changed.

I like to think that Angus still does detective work after Story and Song. It seems like something he was really proud of, so I don’t think he’d give it up completely. Of course, he has so much else going on in his life now that he’s probably more selective with his cases - ones that need to be solved quickly, interesting ones, ones that have everyone else stumped, that kind of thing. And it’s usually not murder cases anymore, so it’s a much safer line of work.

Angus also now has an enviable list of consultants.

“Good morning, Taako! I had a question about a seasoning that I haven’t heard of before, but I thought you might be familiar with it? It’s called - what? It’s not… it’s not that early in the morning, it’s almost noon! …I’m sorry I woke you.”

“Thank you for calling me back, Magnus! I actually had a question about woodworking, specifically… oh? Yes, I remember the new puppies. Wait, really? You mean it? Thank you so much! I, I can’t keep a dog on campus, would it be okay if it stays with you?”

“Mavis, could you ask your dad if Pan worshippers are required to keep a garden? And if a garden of exclusively poisonous plants is acceptable? Oh, no, I have his number it’s just that he’s not answering again…”

“Good evening, Madame Lucretia! I, I was wondering, the view from the moon base lets you see the layout of Neverwinter pretty clearly, right? So, if a street wasn’t marked on any official maps, you’d still be able to see it from there, right? …yes ma’am, school is going very well. It’s not a dangerous case, I promise, and I’m being very careful.”

“Lup? I’m glad I caught you! I had a question, if you don’t mind, about explosives? Do you know how much magic power it would take to level a building, say, three stories high? …Lup? No, no you don’t have to test it! Please don’t actually blow up a building! That would be very bad!”

“Barry, I’m sorry I know this is very sudden but can you please stop Lup from doing whatever it is she’s about to do because I think it might involve blowing up a building and now she won’t answer her stone?”

“Kravitz? I know this is a strange question, but how can you tell a real skeleton from a fake one? …um, thank you for that, but I don’t really want to get that close. It has a sword. And I guess I should have mentioned this first, but it’s actually swinging that sword at me right now? I… would appreciate some help, yes, thank you.”

The actual helpfulness of these consultants is sometimes questionable.